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Location: Katmandu | I was thinking that Ovation had pretty much perfected their slope shoulder guitars, and that a second body shape would be great for their portfolio, also in attracting a new audience. I had a jumbo body shape in mind, what do you think? Were there any prototypes with a jumbo shape? I'd love to have compact mini-jumbo by Ovation :D
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Location: Phoenix AZ | They built a few (like 1-2) dreadnaught sized Legends. Al has one. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | they weren't that good |
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Location: Paris/France | I bought that one from Al a few years ago. A very interesting guitar...  J  
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Location: undisclosed | I've wondered about this before. Should a nylon and a steel string have the same bowl? Then there are the bracing patterns, would different sizes work better with different ones? One bowl fits all does eliminate a huge R&D nightmare but it might be interesting to hear the differences in a range running from parlor bowls to Jumbos. |
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Location: Katmandu | That's a nice square-shouldered Ovation prototype you got there, Jerome. Reminds me of a Gibson Hummingbird or one of the early flagship models by Epiphone (Frontier, El Dorado, etc).
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Location: Utah | The '97 collector's edition parlor is a stellar guitar. One I'd like to add to the collection! Different bowl sizes and shapes might be an interesting marketing tactic. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Don't forget there are lots of different bowl sizes although not many different shapes. Cedar tops for nylon, spruce for steel seems to be the overwhelming preference. A cutaway also changes the shape and sound somewhat. There are so many variables that someone could justify having a whole bunch of different Ovations, even though his wife might think they are all the same. |
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Location: Muenster/Germany | A bigger size would be perfect for a 12string Ovation. All my 12string Ov´s have too little bass. Besides that the Ovation bowl has a well balanced and unique shape. And I always appreciated that all my Ovations fit in the same case! |
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Location: closely held secret | Mark in Boise
There are so many variables that someone could justify having a whole bunch of different Ovations, even though his wife might think they are all the same.
And Mark speaks from experience, in case you didn't get the irony.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | I wonder if MWoody would mind posting a photo of the "jumbo" he fabricated several years ago. Now, that was a beast! I don't think it's the critter hanging beside the solid-body, but I could be mistaken. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Hopefully, this link works, as the image of the reference instrument:
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=34... |
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Location: NJ | i like my elite style one
really nice guitar booming sound |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | When I bought the LAVKoa, which is one of the more "different" Ovations, with a stunning Koa top, an oval soundhole in the shoulder and a contour bowl, SWMBO only noticed that it was a different kind of wood. I think Ovation has tried and built as many different types of guitars as any other manufacturer, sometimes in a very limited edition, but they were always on the edge. |
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